Military Advanced Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia Handbook

A longtime standard for military healthcare personnel, the second edition of Military Advanced Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia Handbook (MARAA) has been thoroughly revised and updated. Although the MARAA handbook initially gained its reputation as a useful resource for managing pain associated with battlefield trauma, its beautifully illustrated step-by-step guidance provides pertinent and practical guidance for managing vital acute pain services in all civilian and military clinical settings.

Opening chapters review equipment, local anesthesia and additives, and physics of ultrasound and nerve stimulation. Much of the book is devoted to step-by-step guidance on performing various regional anesthesia nerve blocks organized by pertinent neuroanatomy, use of nerve stimulation, and use of ultrasound. The concluding group of chapters discusses organization of the acute pain service and staff, a review of multidisciplinary care, basics of pediatric regional anesthesia, first-aid acupuncture, and more.

Contents

1. MARAA Initiative History
2. Regional Anesthesia Equipment
3. Local Anesthetics and Additives
4. Physics of Ultrasound and Nerve Stimulation
5. Upper Extremity Neuroanatomy
6. Cervical Plexus Block
7. Interscalene Block
8. Supraclavicular Block
9. Infraclavicular Block
10. Axillary Block
11. Peripheral Nerve Blocks of the Arm
12. Pectoralis and Serratus Plane Blocks
13. Erector Spinae Plane Block
14. Lower Extremity Neuroanatomy
15. Lumbar Plexus Block
16. Femoral Nerve Block
17. Individual Nerve Blocks of the Lumbar Plexus
18. Sciatic Nerve Block: Posterior and Alternative Approaches
19. Sciatic Nerve Block: Anterior Approach
20. Sciatic Nerve Block: Lateral Approach
21, Sciatic Nerve Block: Popliteal
22. Ankle Block
23. Paravertebral Nerve Block
24. Transversus Abdominis Plane Block
25. Quadratus Lumborum Block
26. Neuraxial Anesthesia/Analgesia
27. Regional Anesthesia Complications
28. Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks
29. Interventional Chronic Pain Treatment
30. Surgical Pain Management
31. Basic Pediatric Regional Anesthesia
32. Air Transport
33. Novel Medical Acupuncture
34. Acute Pain Nursing
35. Acute Pain in the Field